A woman has her hands disinfected before entering Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on July 19, 2020, the first day of the July Grand Sumo Tournament. The tournament allows up to about 2,500 spectators per day amid concerns over coronavirus infections. (Kyodo)

As of 11:00 p.m., Monday, July 20 (Japan time)

• The J-League decided Monday to postpone a planned increase in the number of fans allowed inside stadiums following a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Japan.
  
  
• Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 1,000 on Monday, with those in their 60s and above making up over 90 percent of the fatalities.
  
  
• The head of a group of nightlife entertainment businesses urged the government on Monday to be more realistic in helping their industry weather the coronavirus pandemic, as Japan grapples with a rising number of infections with many clusters traced back to their sector.
  
  
• The Japan Coast Guard held a drill Monday on a bay in western Japan to transport a ferry passenger suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus to hospital as the country braces for a possible second wave of infections.
  
  
• The Japanese government is considering covering cancellation fees incurred by Tokyoites who were excluded at the last minute from a domestic tourism promotion created to help coronavirus pandemic-hit regions, sources close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.
  
  
• Japan's exports in the first half of 2020 posted the largest year-on-year drop in 10 and a half years, as the new-coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on overseas demand for cars and other industrial goods, government data showed Monday.

As of 11 p.m., Sunday, July 19 (Japan time)

• Japan plans to revise the existing special law for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus to give greater authority to local governments across the country, officials said Sunday.
  
  
• The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday confirmed another 188 cases of the novel coronavirus, slipping below the 200 mark for the first time in four days, an official said.
  
  
• Only 23.9 percent of people in Japan are in favor of holding next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as scheduled, while the country's populace has become increasingly dissatisfied with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
  
  
• The July grand sumo tournament commenced in front of spectators in Tokyo on Sunday, the start of the sport's first top-level meet since March's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament was held behind closed doors in Osaka.
  
  
• Seattle Mariners pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus late last month, joined his team at their preseason camp on Saturday after posting two negative test results.
  
  
• Japan's prefectural governors decided on Sunday to ask the central government to consider excluding more areas from a travel campaign when necessary to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
  
• About one in four people who cycle to work in Tokyo began commuting by bicycle in order to avoid crowds during the novel coronavirus pandemic, a recent online survey found.
  
  
• Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies said Sunday that the global economy is expected to "contract sharply" this year due to the new coronavirus pandemic and pledged to do whatever they can to minimize downside risks.

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Useful resources for foreign residents and visitors in Japan

• Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Tokyo Coronavirus Support Center for Foreign Residents (TOCOS)" multilingual hotline
  - Available in Simple Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Khmer, and Burmese, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays except national holidays. 
  0120-296-004 (toll free)
  
  
• AMDA Medical Information Center's "Multilingual Consultation Service Regarding COVID-19"
  (April 10~May 20, 2020)
  - Available in English, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends and national holidays. Also available in Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, Spanish, Vietnamese and Portuguese on designated weekdays. Check schedule here.
  03-6233-9266 
  - Available in English and Chinese on weekdays only, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  090-3359-8324 
  
  
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government's COVID-19 info
  https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/flow/
  
  
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government hotline
  - Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  0570-550571
  - Available via fax for those with hearing impairments
  03-5388-1396
  
  
• Japan National Tourism Organization's "Guide for when you are feeling ill"
  - Multilingual clinic/hospital search available in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
  https://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/eng/mi_guide.html
  
  
• JNTO's "Japan Visitor Hotline"
  - Available in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese 24 hours a day
  050-3816-2787 
  +81-50-3816-2787 (from overseas)
  http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001328767.pdf
  
  
• Japan's health ministry hotline
  - Available in Japanese only, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  0120-565653
  
  
• World Health Organization's "Q&A on coronaviruses"
  https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

Ringside seats are closed and each spectator sits in a box seat for four people as part of anti-coronavirus measures on the first day of the July Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on July 19, 2020. The tournament allows up to about 2,500 spectators per day. (Kyodo)